The mockery on her face stung Zhong Sheng’s eyes. A flicker of irritation crossed his face before he slammed the gavel down once more. "Insolent prisoner! Do not attempt to divert the topic! You have taken a life; do you still claim to be in the right?"
"Ha-ha-ha!" Shu He suddenly laughed, her expression filled with helplessness and bewilderment. "Might I ask, my lord, why I am in the wrong for killing in self-defense? Does it mean that as a commoner, my only role is to be trampled upon?"
Zhong Sheng’s complexion shifted again. He struggled to suppress his inner rage and retorted with a cold, mocking sneer, "A woman with a silver tongue!"
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